Rather a. : Prior; earlier; former.

Rather a. : Earlier; sooner; before.

Rather a. : More readily or willingly; preferably.

Rather a. : On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.

Rather a. : Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.

Rather a. : More properly; more correctly speaking.

Rather a. : In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp.

Example:
Would you Rather have and good camera cell phone and an ipod touch, or an iphone?

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Defination from the web:
rather from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 1 : with better reason or more propriety : more properly <this you should pity rather than despise — Shakespeare> ...